What is the metal bound box about?
The Metal Bound Box is part of the Documents, and describes a scene in which the Duke of Zhou offers his life to the ancestors in place of his nephew the king. The Many Officers is also taken from The Documents: it is a speech allegedly delivered by the Duke of Zhou soon after quelling a Shang uprising.
What is the story of the Duke of Zhou?
Three thousand years ago, the Duke of Zhou set China a glowing example. A paragon of virtue, he spelled out a philosophy of a ruler in harmony with heaven that inspired Confucius, and came to fill the ideological vacuum left behind by Chairman Mao.
When King Wu took ill to whom did the Duke of Zhou pray for his recovery?
In order to explain himself to King Cheng, the Duke of Zhou makes a plea to the two brothers, asking them not to push him to the brink (this is the content of the “Chixiao”).
What role did the Duke of Zhou assume after the death of the founder Zhou King Wu?
Upon the death of King Wu, his younger brother, the Duke of Zhou, seized power, claiming that it was his intention to preside only as an emergency measure until his nephew came of age and could properly receive the Mandate of Heaven.
What happened after the Zhou dynasty fell?
The Zhou Dynasty had fallen, and the Qin Dynasty now began its reign over China.
What was a major advantage of the Chinese system of writing?
What was the major advantage of the Chinese writing system? People in all different parts of China could read the same writing system, even if they didn’t speak the same language.
Why did the Zhou kings use the idea of the Mandate of Heaven?
The Zhou created the Mandate of Heaven: the idea that there could be only one legitimate ruler of China at a time, and that this ruler had the blessing of the gods. They used this Mandate to justify their overthrow of the Shang, and their subsequent rule.
Why was King Wu important?
Wu wang (died…
C.) was the first ruler of the third Chinese dynasty, the Chou. He was the leader of the forces that overthrew the Shang dynasty. He engaged in several skirmishes with the Shang, but it was his son, Wu wang, or the Martial King, who undertook large-scale warfare against Chou Hsin.
What did King Wu of Zhou accomplish?
King Wu – the name means “Martial” – followed his victory by establishing many feudal states under his 16 younger brothers and clans allied by marriage, but his death three years later provoked several rebellions against his young heir King Cheng and the regent Duke of Zhou, even from three of his brothers.